"NASA's Northrop Grumman Mission: Tissue Chips, Surgical Robot, and 3D Metal Printer Head to Space Station"

NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are set to launch the 20th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station on Jan. 29, delivering over 8,200 pounds of supplies and equipment. Live coverage will be available on NASA TV, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website, with prelaunch events starting on Jan. 26. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft, carried by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will arrive at the space station on Jan. 31, carrying various research equipment including a surgical robot, an orbit re-entry platform, a 3D cartilage cell culture, an autonomous semiconductor manufacturing platform, and a metal 3D printer. The spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until May before departing and harmlessly burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere.